* On 2010 11 May 14:44 -0500, Marcus Better wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Florian Kulzer wrote: > > with such large applications. Have you already tried to set > > /proc/sys/vm/swappiness to zero? > > After some initial testing, I think it did the trick! Amazing, thanks a lot! > > The default swappiness setting (60) seems to be a horrible choice for > desktops.
Debian is not a desktop oriented distribution. This is evidenced by not having an alternate kernel in the archive with a desktop configuration. Other distributions do seem to have some sort of desktop performance advantage, it seems to me at least. Having a desktop enabled kernel is left as an exercise for the local admin. - Nate >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://n0nb.us/index.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
